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Defense mechanism

A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.

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noun
  1. 1

    A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.

  2. 2

    An automatic reaction of the body against foreign antibodies.

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